Posted on 11/23/2014 7:23:07 AM PST by rktman
Last Saturday in Gouda, Holland, the police arrested as many as 90 people, the majority of whom were protesting against "Black Pete", part of a traditional pre-Christmas children's street party.
We dont normally associate a Santa Claus celebration with police arrests, so this requires a little explanation.
Black Pete (Zwarte Piet in Dutch) is a blackface character in Dutch and Belgian folklore. He is the clownish helper of St Nicholas (Sinterklaas) in delivering presents to children.
(Excerpt) Read more at americanthinker.com ...
That's racist!
The Washington Grubers
When we traveled on vacation in the ‘70s, I loved eating at Sambo’s! On every table was the story of the tiger running around the tree turning into butter
Not butter, ghee.
A friend of mine is known as Blackie because her skin is so dark... Maybe the protestors could march on her house.
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